Firm and Provider News

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP partner Andrew S. Levine was recently honored at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Environmental Law Forum in recognition of his 'outstanding service to the Section's Pro Bono Program as Program Coordinator from 1999-2006.'
Mr. Levine helped start the Pro Bono Program for the Pennsylvania Bar Association's...

Dean T. Fournaris, a partner at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, has been named one of the best franchise attorneys in the United States and Canada and has received 'Legal Eagle 2006' nomination for the third consecutive year. Mr. Fournaris is one of the 101 lawyers selected for this year's 'Legal Eagle' list published in the April 2006 edition...

Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP has been recognized by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company with a Meeting the Challenge Award for 2005. The firm was recognized for its sustained contributions to the DuPont Legal Model, its positive case results in various areas of litigation, its support of DuPont's diversity programs and its outstanding...

SPi Legal, an Austin-based worldwide leader in electronic discovery, document coding and litigation support services to law firms, corporate legal departments and government agencies, has announced the promotion of Gene Eames to senior consultant in their Data Analytics Consulting group.

Former FCC Commissioner Kathleen Quinn Abernathy has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as a partner in the communications and information technology practice in Washington, DC.Ms. Abernathy will advise clients on a wide variety of policy and regulatory issues related to the telecommunications and media fields and will represent clients at both...

The law firms of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and Collier Shannon Scott, PLLC have announced that they have merged, forming a single firm that will offer the premier practices and distinguished client service for which each firm is known.
The firm will operate as Kelley Drye & Warren LLP nationally and internationally. In the Washington, DC region, the...

The Cleveland-based law firm of Jones Day was the leader in mergers and acquisition deals by volume for the first quarter, according to figures compiled by Mergermarket, an independent mergers and acquisitions intelligence service.
During the first quarter, Jones Day had 33 deals totaling $19.1 billion. The firm rose from second place at the 2005 year-end...

Nixon Peabody has expanded its Rochester office by adding two new attorneys, Jason L. Coles and Kevin M. Purcell.
Mr. Coles joins the firm as a member of the Business Litigation Team and will focus his practice on commercial matters, including actions involving the enforcement of non-compete covenants, creditor's rights, and complex breach of contract...

Attorneys John W. Shaw, Dawn M. Jones and Michael W. McDermott have been recognized by their firm, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, for providing exemplary pro bono legal service to the community and the bar. The three attorneys were honored for their continued commitment to providing representation to pro bono clients.

King & Spalding has announced that Tracie J. Renfroe, a litigator with extensive experience handling environmental, toxic tort and product liability cases, has joined the firm as a partner in its Houston litigation group.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges has announced that Scott J. Atlas will be joining the Houston office as a litigation partner.
Mr. Atlas is a nationally recognized commercial litigator who has practiced at the trial and appellate levels in state and federal courts around the country. He has been an active bar leader and is a former Chair of the American Bar...

As the economy gains momentum and the hiring climate improves, job opportunities for experienced legal professionals are increasing, notes Charles Volkert, executive director of Robert Half Legal, a staffing firm specializing in the placement of attorneys, paralegals and other highly skilled legal professionals. As a result, managing partners and general...

DataCert, Inc., a leading provider of electronic invoicing and legal spend management solutions, has announced that it has been selected as a finalist in the third annual Dell/National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Excellence in Innovation award program.
The award recognizes small businesses employing unique information...

Pitney Hardin attorney Jeffrey S. Mandel, who appears regularly as a guest legal commentator on Court TV, CNN, Cablevision, and FOX NEWS Channel, has accepted a teaching position at Rutgers Law School-Newark. Mr. Mandel will teach appellate advocacy, which he has previously taught at Seton Hall School of Law.

David A. Shimkin recently joined Cozen O'Connor's New York downtown office as a member in the firm's insurance department. Prior to joining the firm, Shimkin was with Gordon & Silber, P.C., in New York.
Mr. Shimkin practices with the firm's products liability and complex torts group. His practice includes the defense of catastrophic personal injury...

Frederic L. Ballard Jr., a partner in the Tax Group at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, was recently elected chair of the American College of Tax Counsel.
Mr. Ballard works in the firm's Washington, DC office where he specializes in federal income tax matters relating to issuance of state or local government bond issues.
The College is a...

Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. has announced that member Daniel R. Guadalupe has been selected for inclusion in the Business Litigation section of New Jersey Super Lawyers 2006.
New Jersey Super Lawyers are selected based on a peer-review survey mailed to more than 35,000 attorneys throughout the state, a blue-ribbon panel review process, and...

A new publication from Thomson West titled New York Contract Law, authored by Glen Banks, a partner at Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., promises to be a key desktop reference tool for practitioners anywhere in the world who are involved in transactions governed by New York law.

The law firm of John E. Osborn, PC has announced that Jason W. Snell has joined the firm as a litigator. At John E. Osborn, PC, Mr. Snell's practice will concentrate on the representation of large real estate owners, including school districts, libraries, universities and hotels, as well as insurance companies and construction managers.

OnSite E-Discovery, a Virginia-based global e-discovery and forensics firm serving law firms and corporations, and AXS-One Inc., a leading provider of high performance records compliance management software solutions, has announced a strategic partnership that offers a combination of compliance technology and litigation support.

Loeb & Loeb LLP has announced that private equity attorney Barry T. Mehlman will join the Corporate Department as partner in the New York office.
Mr. Mehlman's practice focuses on the representation of private equity firms in connection with the purchase, management and sale of middle market businesses.
Mr. Mehlman joins Loeb & Loeb from Pitney...